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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Philippines has begun the removal of sandbars to clear the constricted section of Cagayan River, known as the Magapit Narrows, and the massive planting of bamboo along its bank. ....
This study presents the first directly dated physical evidence of crop remains from the Early Neolithic archaeological layers in Taiwan. Systematic sampling and analysis of macro-plant remains suggested that Neolithic farmers at the Zhiwuyuan (Botanical Garden) site in Taipei, northern Taiwan, had cultivated rice and foxtail millet together at least 4500 years ago. A more comprehensive review of all related radiocarbon dates suggests that agriculture emerged in Taiwan around 4800–4600 cal. BP, instead of the previous claim of 5000 cal. BP. According to the rice grain metrics from three study sites of Zhiwuyuan, Dalongdong, and Anhe, the rice cultivated in northern and western-central Taiwan was mainly a short-grained type, the japonica subspecies, similar to the discoveries from the southeast coast of mainland China and the middle Yangtze valley. These new findings support the hypothesis that the southeast coast of mainland China was the origin of proto-Austronesian people who brough ....
LAL-LO, Cagayan A backrider of a motorcycle died while the two drivers of the two motorcycles that collided head on were injured in an accident along National Highway in Brgy. Catayauan, Lal-lo on Saturday, July 2.
Photo courtesy of Cagayan PPO/Lal-lo PNP A belated report from Lal-lo police s ....
The start of the Duterte administration on July 1, 2016 proved to be a morale booster as far as pro-environment groups were concerned, particularly with the appointment of the late staunch environmentalist Gina Lopez at the helm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Buoyed ....
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation and its subsidiary ACE Endevor Inc. have cemented partnership with Filipino firm CleanTech Renewable Energy 4 Corporation (CleanTech) for their 133-megawatt solar farm in Lal-lo, Cagayan province.
The new solar facility is targeted for commercial stream early next year ....